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Unforgettable Galveston CharactersFrom financiers of the Texas Revolution to contestants in the Pageant of Pulchritude, the shores of Galveston enticed and cultivated a host of memorable men and women. Bishops and bookies, concert pianists and cotton tycoons--all left an indelible print on their remarkable home. Magnolia...
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Alexandria's Freedmen's Cemetery: A Legacy of FreedomAuthor and researcher Char McCargo Bah recounts the stories of the men and women buried in Alexandria's freedman's cemetery and the search for their descendants.At the beginning of the Civil War, Federal troops secured Alexandria as Union territory. Former slaves, called contrabands, poured in...
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The 1926 Orland Park Murder MysteryOn the morning of April 14, 1926, the Inland Steel payroll delivery was hijacked in Indiana Harbor. Later that afternoon, Will County deputy sheriff and Mokena resident Walter Fisher died in a hail of gunfire just outside Orland Park. That night, the bullet-riddled body...
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Irish IowaIowa offered freedom and prosperity to the Irish fleeing famine and poverty. They became the second-largest immigrant group to come to the state, and they acquired influence well beyond their numbers. The first hospitals, schools and asylums in the area were established by Irish...
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Lost CharlestonEven in a city as conscious of history as Charleston, not everything has survived. Natural disasters, wars and other calamities claimed many treasures.Only a few preserved bits of one of the city's grandest mansions survive at Dock Street Theatre. An old Quaker graveyard still...
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Bend Food: Stories of Local Farms and KitchensThe views surrounding Bend don't exactly conjure notions of traditional farmland. Snowy mountains frame open vistas dotted with gnarled juniper trees and sagebrush. By day, the landscape is blanketed under a blazing sun, while cold nights bring relief beneath bright stars. Despite these extremes,...
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Idaho Ruffed Grouse Hunting: The Heartbeat of the WoodsRuffed grouse hunting is to bird hunting what fly fishing is to fishing--the pinnacle of the sport. Grouse hunters are a diehard lot consumed by chasing evasive birds through impenetrable thickets. Back east, grouse hunting has a rich, long-standing literary history, with great authors...
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The Road to MarylakeIn 1910, Sir Henry Mill Pellatt, one of Edwardian Canada's wealthiest men, started building his famed Casa Loma in Toronto. At the same time, he also started work on his country farm and estate in King Township called Lake Marie, named after his first...
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Galveston's Red Light District: A History of the LineKnown today as a colorful resort destination featuring family entertainment and a thriving arts district, Galveston was once notorious for its flourishing vice economy and infamous red-light district. Called simply The Line, the unassuming five blocks of Postoffice Street came alive every night with...
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Atlanta Pop in the '50s, '60s and '70s: The Magic of Bill LoweryGo inside the people and places that made Atlanta the pop music capital of the United States in the second half of the 20th century.Former DJ Bill Lowery attracted a galaxy of talent and created an empire of music publishing, production and promotion. In...
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Connecticut River FerriesThis is a the tale of America's oldest continually running ferry service and incldues stories of the people who passed through its doors.America's oldest continuously operating ferry service began running between Rocky Hill and Glastonbury in 1655. More than one hundred have operated on...
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Louisville's Alma Kellner MysteryA kidnapping, a brutal murder, an international manhunt, and a diabolical priest... This is the true story of the murder of eight-year-old Alma Kellner.On a bitterly cold day in December of 1909, young Alma Kellner simply disappeared from the altar of St. John's Church...
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Legends & Lore of the Texas CapitolFrom its beginning as one of the most ambitious construction projects west of the Mississippi, the imposing red granite Lone Star statehouse loomed large in Texas lore. The iconic landmark rests on a foundation of election rigging, an unsolved murder, land swaps and pre-dedication...
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Mystery, Millions & Murder in North JerseyAuthor John E. O'Rourke recounts the crime that rocked a sleepy community and brought the nation's eyes to North Jersey.On a spring morning in Morristown in 1992, authorities discovered a car idling in a driveway with the door open and the driver missing. After...
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A History of Georgia RailroadsRailroads are central in the history of Georgia. Explore 200 years of railroad expansion and consolidation in this must-read for railroad and Georgia history fans.Before the start of the Civil War, Georgia had ten railroads, five of which figured significantly in General William T....
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Bay Area Cocktails: A History of Culture, Community and CraftThe cocktail fluctuated in popularity following Prohibition but had firmly taken root in the culinary landscape by the 1990s-- the Bay Area played a significant role in reviving it. An American invention, the cocktail has gone on to be enjoyed by people all over...
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Haunted Rockford, IllinoisJust beneath the glossy surface of Rockford's rich heritage lies a dark history of tragedy.The city's troubled and turbulent past left scars that still resonate today. Geraldine Bourbon's final struggle still echoes throughout the farmhouse where her estranged husband pursued her with a pistol...
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Hudson Valley Curiosities: The Sinking of the Steamship Swallow, the Poughkeepsie Seer, the UFOs of the Celtic Stone Chambers and MoreHudson Valley is steeped in mysteries, from Celtic chambers resting in the deep woods of Putnam to Millbrook's abandoned Bennett College.The beautiful, tree-spotted landscape of the Hudson Valley hides the strange and sometimes frightening stories of the region. In the Highlands, Iroquois chief Daniel...
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Growing Up in San Francisco: More Boomer Memories from Playland to Candlestick ParkNewcomers and visitors can still enjoy iconic San Francisco with activities like riding a cable car or taking in the view from Twin Peaks. But San Franciscans cherish memories of a place quite different. They reminisce about seafood dinners at A. Sabella's on Fisherman's...
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Carrying Coal to Columbus: Mining in the Hocking ValleyAs early as 1755, explorers found coal deposits in Ohio's Hocking Valley. The industry that followed created towns and canals and established a new way of life. The first shipment of coal rolled into Columbus in 1830 and has continued ever since. In 1890,...
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